Archive | Cobble Hill RSS feed for this section

FASCINATING: 1940 Census Data Reveals Who Lived In Your Digs

By on April 5, 2012 in Census data, Cobble Hill, History, Uncategorized

Ever wondered who was cooking pot roast on your antique stove in 1940? Who hid that stamp beneath the floorboards when you were gutting your Pacific Street coop bedroom? How much that Degraw Street apartment cost to rent 70 years ago? Now’s your chance to find out. In partnership with Archives.com, the U.S. National Archives released Census records from 1940 online on April 2—comprising 3.8 million images scanned from some 4,000 rolls of microfilm.

The website offers access to maps and hand-written info about every known address in all 48 states in the Union, allowing you to find census maps and descriptions to locate an enumeration district, browse census images to locate any household interviewed in the 1940 Census and then save and/or download images. Continue Reading →

Comments { 1 }

Cobble Hill Resident Alan Cooper Launches New Restaurant In Fort Greene

By on April 5, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Food, Fort Greene

Two 2001 graduates from Brooklyn Heights’ Packer Collegiate Institute—one of whom grew up in Cobble Hill—are staying true to the borough by opening an American restaurant in nearby Fort Greene. Pals Alan Cooper and Stephen Cohen plan to launch Prospect Restaurant at 773 Fulton Street in July, in the space of recently closed Mediterranean Aqualis Grill.

The pair was interviewed April 5 in the New York Times blog “The Local,” after the eatery’s license was approved by the Community Board 2 Health Committee. The spot will offer 53 seats and a full bar, serving dinner seven days a week and brunch on weekends. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

194 Court Street, Cobble Hill

By on March 31, 2012 in Cobble Hill

This view along Court Street looks as if it could have been taken in 1972… or 2012…

On occasion, it’s nice to see that some things remain the same. (Photo: Chuck Taylor)

Comments { 3 }

Cobble Hill Has Two Of The 10 Most Expensive Blocks In Brooklyn

By on March 30, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Real Estate

The Epoch Times has been scouring New York City for its “most expensive blocks,” based on median sale prices with at least three home sales over the last two years. Research covers January 2010 to December 2011. In Brooklyn, the newspaper’s March 27 survey comes up with three Park Slope blocks in the top 10, one each in Midwood, Carroll Gardens, Manhattan Beach, Homecrest and Brooklyn Heights… and two in Cobble Hill. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick Move To Cobble Hill Border?

By on March 24, 2012 in Celebrity Residents, Cobble Hill, Real Estate

Norah Jones, meet your new neighbors: Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick are moving into a pair of townhouses in south Brooklyn Heights on the Cobble Hill border on State Street near Sidney Place. The New York Daily News‘ real estate guru Jason Sheftell reported late Friday that the family is closing in on a contract, after purchasing a Manhattan townhouse on East 10th St. townhouse two years ago that they never moved into.

The couple currently resides in a townhome in the West Village on Charles Street, near West Fourth Street, with their son James Wilkie, 9, and twin daughters Marion and Tabitha, almost 3. A source told the Daily News, “They loved the West Village but wanted something more private, laid-back and discreet.” Continue Reading →

Comments { 2 }

Wall Street Journal Offers Profile Of “Charming” Cobble Hill

By on March 24, 2012 in Cobble Hill, News

“When it comes to charming brownstone Brooklyn characteristics, Cobble Hill has pretty much got all the key requirements covered.” That’s the opening of an 850-word expose profiling Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood that appeared in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal.

The piece by Joseph De Avila offers a complimentary persona of the nabe’s “tree-lined blocks, stately townhomes and highly regarded schools,” while boasting that it’s become “a tough place to buy a home. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

Halstead Property Expands Presence In Cobble Hill: New Court Street Locale

By on March 22, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Real Estate

Halstead Property has purchased two smaller firms in Cobble Hill and Park Slope, where it is expanding its Brooklyn business, according to The Real Deal. With the purchase of Cobble Heights Realty and Heights Berkeley Realty, Halstead now has five storefront offices in Brooklyn.

The new outposts “secure us two wonderful locations,” Trish Martin, Brooklyn director of sales for Halstead told the real estate pub, saying that Halstead has quickly outgrown its other Cobble Hill location, at 162 Court Street. The new office in Cobble Hill will be located at 206 Court Street, between Wyckoff and Warren streets. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

Residential Brokerage Aptsandlofts.com Joins Court Street Corridor

By on March 16, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Real Estate, Uncategorized

Residential brokerage Aptsandlofts.com is opening a storefront in Cobble Hill, its first outside of its Williamsburg, Brooklyn base. The 2,000-square-foot retailer will launch by the end of June at 236 Court Street, says Crain’s New York Business.

Aptsandlofts.com’s founder and president David Maundrell says that the new office is part of his plan to double the size of the 45-agent firm, with room in the Cobble Hill location for around 40 agents. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

Cobble Hill’s 118 Congress Street Gobbled Up By Developer JMH

By on March 16, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Real Estate

New York-based JMH Development—known in Brooklyn for the successful conversion of a warehouse at 184 Kent Street in Williamsburg to a 340-unit rental building—has spent $6.6 million for a posse of properties in Cobble Hill.

Brownstoner reports that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn sold its parcel at 118 Congress Street, between Hicks and Henry, comprising a string of buildings totaling 18,001 square feet. Repeated inquiries to JMH by Brownstoner about their intentions for the properties weren’t returned. As well, there is no DOB filing yet. The properties are part of the Cobble Hill Historic District. Continue Reading →

Comments { 0 }

Our House… Is A Very Fine House…

By on March 15, 2012 in Cobble Hill, Photos

With temperatures reaching nearly 70 degrees in Brooklyn on Wednesday, local artists took to displaying their wares on the street. This work of art is on Pacific Street close to Clinton.

Comments { 0 }
← Older posts Newer posts →